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The series of mirror compositions contrasts the material presence of the exterior space
outside the mirror’s reflective surface, to that of the interior place of the mirror and the
reflected world in light.
The compression of the State Room within the reflection concentrates the elements of the
room, thereby changing their spatial visual connectivity.
This creates a sense of suspension of time, whereby remnants and affirmations of past
events coexist and continually act out. The interior scene integrates the State Room and
captures the moment of decisive orders being given by the First Duke, portrayed within
the tapestry. The array of Battle-flags, the consequence of action, are also caught therein.
The foreground clock, with its warrior figurehead, reinforces the state of conflict being
held in time. The portrait above the doorway is of the First Duke.
